Milkin' a Cow

When we brought Sheeva to our little farm around a year ago, Aaron purchased this book for me to read so I could get all familiar with having our very own cow to milk, make cheese, and provide him fresh cream for his coffee in the morning :) Of course I never picked up the book until just recently when we knew the calf was coming. Aaron, on the other hand has been preparing himself for this event for quite some time. He's never afraid to take on a new challenge. I grew up around beef cattle and have never milked a cow in my life, so with him being gone I figured I better start reading this book. With that said, it's been a great resource tool and I have used the forums on line for several matters over this past week. So yes, I would definitely suggest this book to anyone who fancies having a family cow someday.

We have been taking a little time each afternoon to love on our momma cow in the hopes to begin milking her, and allow her sweet baby (whose name is either Blue Bell, Butterfly, or Ice Cream) to get to know us better. The girls get very excited and in their heads this is an easy peasy thing to do. But in all their innocent giddiness the little calf gets a little nervous and tends to run under the electric wire...thus causing momma cow to get quite angry. But this is why practice is a good thing right? We are managing to work out our hiccups and get a good routine established. Today Ella got the chance to give it a go. I was a nervous momma myself because all I could think about was making sure she didn't get a hoof in the face! Fortunately, little calf was happy lying in the corner of the stall while Sheeva enjoyed her favorite meal of the day. We had a good time out there on this beautiful February
afternoon.

I love this life :)